Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
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As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Wikipedia talks about “burnout” this way:
“The most well-studied measurement of burnout in the literature is the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Maslach and her colleague Jackson first identified …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The same prisoner I wrote about yesterday was in solitary confinement the majority of his eight years as a Vietnam POW. He and other prisoners developed a …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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I’ve found when dealing with long-term stress that the best posture for me to take is one of hopefulness and optimism but not unrealistic. In other words, …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last month I wrote about how publishing is ranked high among the most stress-filled occupations one could be involved in. I believe that’s not just true for …
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When did you begin writing your first book?
What made you think you could do that?
Was it reading another book?
Knowing someone else who read a …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
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In Monday’s post on judging the “Letters to Authors” written by junior high students, a couple of other items caught my attention. One of those was the …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
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Another impression from my recent foray into judging the writing of junior highers is the diminished racial identity and perception among young readers. Several entries were in …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
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The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Another article I found from the Monitor on Psychology researched the dedicated memory needed for writing. Dr. David Galbraith, PhD, found in his study that distracting writers with …
Losing Focus: The Importance of a Quiet Writing TimeRead More